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Smoking harms the health of smokers and those around them. Smokers are at far higher risks of strokes, heart attacks and other cardiovascular diseases; cancers of the lungs, mouth, larynx, bladder, pancreas, kidneys and stomach; emphysema, bronchitis, and tuberculosis. These diseases cause...

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Lao PDR - Labor Standards and Productivity in the Garments Export Sector : A Survey of Managers and Workers

World Bank - 2012

management practices, working conditions and worker motivation, as well as industry technology and workflow practices, are drawn … management practices, working conditions and worker motivation, as well as industry technology and workflow practices. In order …

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World Congress on Communication for Development : Lessons, Challenges, and the Way Forward

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The first World Congress on Communication for Development (WCCD) took place in Rome, Italy, on October 25-27, 2006. The …

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Changing the Face of the Waters : The Promise and Challenge of Sustainable Aquaculture

World Bank - 2012

This study provides strategic orientations and recommendations for Bank client countries and suggests approaches for the Bank's role in a rapidly changing industry with high economic potential. It identifies priorities and options for policy adjustments, catalytic investments, and entry points...

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Global Economic Prospects 2006 : Economic Implications of Remittances and Migration

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The themes of the 2006 Global Economic Prospects (GEP) are international remittances and migration, their economic consequences, and how policies can increase their role in reducing poverty. The GEP explores the gains and losses from international migration from the perspective of developing...

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Financing Information and Communication Infrastructure Needs in the Developing World : Public and Private Roles

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developing world did benefit in terms of investment, and rollout. This revolution would have been impossible without government … business in a globalizing world. Governments, enterprises, civil society, workers, and poor populations in the developing …

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Global Development Finance 2009 : Charting a Global Recovery, Volume 1. Review, Analysis, and Outlook

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banks, ministries of finance, major multilateral organizations, and many departments of the World Bank. …

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World Development Report 2000/2001 : Attacking Poverty

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This report focuses on the dimensions of poverty, and how to create a better world, free of poverty. The analysis …

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Atlas of Global Development, 4th Edition : A Visual Guide to the World's Greatest Challenges

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edition of the Atlas of Global Development is a comprehensive guide to the most critical issues facing our changing world … today. A visual guide to global issues ??? easy-to-read graphical presentation with every topic presented by colorful world … maps, tables, graphs, and photographs Topics that are shaping our world ??? key development indicators, from poverty …

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The World Bank Legal Review : Law and Justice for Development, Volume 1

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E. Oxner. The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the World Bank, by Ko-Yung Tung. Islamic law on interest : the 1999 … Pakistan Supreme Court decision on Riba, by Akhtar Hamid. The instrument establishing the World Bank prototype carbon fund (PCF …

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